Your 20s may feel far too early to worry about what your heart will look like decades later. Yet researchers have found a possible connection between the neighborhood a person lives in during early adulthood and signs of cardiovascular disease that appear much later.
A study published in Nature Communications found that people exposed to more adverse neighborhood conditions as young adults were more likely to develop coronary artery calcification (CAC) by midlife. CAC occurs when calcium builds up in the walls of the arteries that supply blood to the heart, providing a measurable sign of underlying coronary artery disease.
